Improvement



T. F. HAM I LTO N Corsets.

No. 136,320. PatentedFeb. 25,1873.

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THOMAS F. HAMILTON, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

iMPRovEMENT EN CORSETS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 36,324), dated February 25, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS F. HAMILTON, of New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement in Corsets; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawing constitutes part of this specification, and represents, in-

Figure 1, a front view of a portion of one edge of a corset; and in Fig. 2, a transverse section.

This invention relates to an improvement in the manner of finishing the edge and inserting the steelsof corsets; and it consists in the arrangement. of an auxiliary spring in an independent pocket in front of the steel pocket proper. v

The corset'bodyA is made sufficiently wide that a portion, B, may be turned over to cover the steel a, as denoted in broken lines, and form a pocket for the steel, the edge being Over the portion 13 an additional strip or portion d, of fabric is placed and stitched thereto for the reception of the auxiliary steel f. This stitching is done before the folding over of the edge to form the pocket proper, and when the edge is turned over the steel to the auxiliary steel f is introduced into its pocket, a portion of the fabric lying between the steel proper and the auxiliary steel, as denoted in broken lines, Fig. 2.

By this construction I am enabled to use a light steel, as the auxiliary steel adds the required elasticity and strength, and the two thus combined are less liable to break than a single steel of the required strength; and in case the spring or steel breaks, that portion only must be removed; whereas in double steels if one breaks the whole is destroyed.

It is immaterial Whether the pocket for the auxiliary spring be upon the outer or inner surface.

I claim as my invention- In combination with the pocket of each steel proper, a second pocket formed "within the pocket of each steel to receive an auxiliary steel or stay, substantially as specified.

THOS. F. HAia IILTOII.

Witnesses:

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